Potter v Potter - [2003] 3 NZLR 145

Contract — Interpretation — Admissibility of extrinsic evidence.

Relationship property — De facto relationships — Property-sharing agreement — Nature of transfer of half purchase price of property — Whether a loan or an irrevocable payment for benefit of both parties.

Trusts and trustees — Resulting trust — Whether any expression of intention of settlor that beneficial interest in half of property would pass to legal transferee — Whether purpose of transfer to provide basis for transferee purportedly to participate in gifting programme — Transferor arguing own fraudulent intention — Estate and Gift Duties Act 1968.